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10-16 March

Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

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Teresa Perales with her gold medal after success at Glasgow 2015.
Swimming

Telefonica Foundation has launched a comic series that tells the story of six-time swimming Paralympic champion Teresa Perales.

Jessica Korber gave a presentation to the 16th IAKS Management Conference on Artificial Ice Rinks.
Para Ice Hockey

Jessica Korber gave a presentation to the 16th IAKS Management Conference on Artificial Ice Rinks about creating ice hockey venues that are accessible for all.

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Goalball

The men’s and women’s IBSA European A Goalball Championships will take place in Finland, in September 2017.

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Athletics

The T38 sprinter has won many world and Paralympic titles and will go for more gold at Rio 2016.

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Rio 2016

The sport will be contested in the Carioca Arena 3.

France's Stephane Houdet, left, defeated Shingo Kunieda for the 2013 Roland Garros men's singles titles, and just hours later partnered with him to win the doubles title.
Wheelchair Tennis

The wheelchair tennis tournament featured a big rivalry between Stephane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda.

Grosseto 2016 - Official video
Athletics

All the action from the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships will be available at www.grosseto2016.com

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Summer Sports

Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during May.

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India

Athletes from the two countries will now be able to compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

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America

Americas Paralympic Committee’s social media accounts can now be found @ParalympicsAPC on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Google+ and Flickr.

Brazil football 5-a-side
Rio 2016

Eight national teams will take part in the 5th International Challenge, which will serve as preparation for Rio 2016.

Abdi Dini and Erica Gavel
Wheelchair Basketball

Twelve men and 12 women make up the rosters for Team Canada in September’s Games.

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Alpine Skiing

IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard have agreed a closer working relationship to ensure a standardised approach to rescues on the mountain.

The Netherlands' Marlou van Rhijn on her way to breaking the 100m T43 world record at the 2016 Nottwil Grand Prix.
Athletics

Find out what four days of competition in Switzerland told us about what we can expect at Rio 2016.

Germany’s Martin Schulz
Triathlon

The two-time German world champion showed his form ahead of September’s Paralympic Games.

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Sailing

USA’s crew took gold in the thrilling sonar class, Poland’s in the SKUD18 and Germany’s Heiko Kroeger in the 2.4 Norlin OD.

Karen Van Nest
Archery

World champion Eric Bennett took home silver in preps for Rio 2016.

Wheelchair fencing
Wheelchair Fencing

The Paralympic host nation will take their largest ever fencing squad to the Games after seven titles.

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Japan

The exhibition was held near the G7 Summit, where global leaders engaged with school children in Para sports.

Petrucio Ferreira on his way to breaking the 200m T47 world record at the 2015 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Rio 2016

The teenage sprint sensation and 200m T47 world record holders talks us through his training regime.